Mock Canned Pineapple Chunk or Crushed (Water Bath)
This is great for preserving your overabundance of summer zucchini. Nice over ice cream, in a trifle over pancakes...... Use in any way you would canned pineapple. I found no need for the extract unless you want additional flavor like coconut to make pine colada flavor.
READY IN: 1hr 5mins
YIELD: 10-16 8 ounce jars
UNITS: US
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DIRECTIONS
- Cube zucchini for chunk or shred for crushed pineapple. The shredded with fill less jars then chunk.
- Place the shredded zucchini in a strainer for 15 minutes. Squeeze out excess water.
- Or place the cubed zucchini in a strainer and lightly salt, toss and let sit 20 minutes. Then rinse and drain weel twice. Dry with papare towels.
- While the zucchini is draining place juices, sugar, salt, and food coloring in a large pot and bring to a boil.
- Add shredded zucchini to pot and bring back to a boil for 25 minutes. cubed zucchini for 40.
- Then add extract and rum if using cook for 5 more minutes.
- Fill hot sterilized jars with hot mixture and cooking liquid, leaving 1/2 inch head space.
- Remove air bubbles.
- Wipe jar rims.
- Adjust lids.
- Process in a boiling water bath.
- Half-pints or pints for 15 minutes.
- You should get 16 jars shredded with this recipe or 10 jar cubed.
- With the cubed you`ll have extra syrup left, do save it for making mixed drinks.
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